Spaniard Rafa Nadal took revenge on world champion Novak Djokovic for losing in the Roland Garros quarter-finals last season and reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the fifteenth time in his career, beating him in three sets against a group of 2-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6 -7 after a marathon match that exceeded four hours of competition.
Rafa Nadal is the second player to win 11 or more matches against another player in Grand Slam tournaments (after Djokovic vs. Federer).
Players with the most wins over world number one:
23- Rafa Nadal.
19- Boris Becker.
14 – Novak Djokovic.
13- Evan Lendl.
12- Andy Murray.
– After losing in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, Novak Djokovic will lose his first place in the world ranking next week, June 13, in favor of Daniil Medvedev, and will also give way to Sasha Zverev, who will achieve a better place in the world ranking next week, June 13. his career.
With his 27th win over Djokovic in major tournaments, Rafa Nadal became the player with the most wins over any other player in major tournaments (Grand Slam, Masters Cup, Masters and Olympics).
In the longest 20 matches of his career (including today’s match), Rafa Nadal won 16 matches and lost only 4 matches.
Players who have reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam tournaments:
46- Roger Federer.
42- Novak Djokovic.
37- Rafa Nadal.
Details of Nadal’s 37th semi-final:
15- Roland Garros.
8- American Open.
7- Wimbledon.
7- Australian Open.
Source: El Iktisad